Table 3.
Results of the univariable analysis associated with Theileria equi and Babesia caballi PCR positivity in donkeys in North-Western, Nigeria
| Theileria equi | Babesia caballi | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | Number examined | Number positives (%) | χ2 | P value | Number positives (%) | χ2 | P value |
| Location | Kano | 57 | 31 (54.4) | 10.16 | 0.006 | 2 (8.8) | 2.45 | 0.293 |
| Katsina | 60 | 27 (45.0) | 1 (1.7) | |||||
| Jigawa | 70 | 19 (27.1) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Breed | Akaza | 9 | 6 (66.7) | 13.19 | 0.040 | 0 (0) | 6.01 | 0.422 |
| Auraki | 55 | 26 (47.3) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Fari | 18 | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Goho | 12 | 8 (66.7) | 1 (8.3) | |||||
| Idabari | 67 | 25 (37.3) | 2 (2.9) | |||||
| Jaba | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Jangora | 20 | 3 (15.0) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Gender | Male | 117 | 50 (42.7) | 0.31 | 0.576 | 1 (0.9) | 1.11 | 0.292 |
| Female | 70 | 27 (38.6) | 2 (2.9) | |||||
| Age (years) | Under 6 | 55 | 17 (30.9) | 4.06 | 0.131 | 0 (0) | 2.22 | 0.329 |
| Between 6 and 12 | 99 | 43 (43.4) | 3 (3.0) | |||||
| Over 12 | 33 | 17 (51.5) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Presence of ticks | Yes | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 1.44 | 0.230 | 0 (0) | 0.02 | 0.898 |
| No | 186 | 76 (40.9) | 3 (1.6) | |||||
| Altitude (meters) | 0–199 | 42 | 17 (40.5) | 3.49 | 0.175 | 0 (0) | 2.34 | 0.310 |
| 200–399 | 91 | 43 (47.3) | 1 (1.1) | |||||
| Above 400 | 54 | 17 (31.5) | 2 (3.7) | |||||
| Total | 187 | 77 (41.2) | 3 (1.6) | |||||